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Acts 4:7

Acts 4:7
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And when they had set them in the midst,.... Of the assembly, as the Ethiopic version adds; in the middle of the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

In the midst - In the presence of the Great Council. By what power ... - A similar question was put to Christ in the…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? - It seems that this council were convinced that the lame man was…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 4:5-14

We have here the trial of Peter and John before the judges of the ecclesiastical court, for preaching a sermon…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

And when they had set them in the midst The council or Sanhedrin was assembled as the Beth-din, in the house of…